#42CEA7#42CEA7
#42CEA7 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.132 H 170.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CEA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 206, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 18.9%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.88, -46.48, 8.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.88, 47.27, 169.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.69% -0.1301 0.022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.69% 0.132 170.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2895, 48.0874, 44.1845) |
| Luminance | 0.4809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.76
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.90
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.15
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.35
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.42
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CEA7 #CE4269
analogous
#42CE61 #42CEA7 #42AFCE
triadic
#42CEA7 #A742CE #CEA742
tetradic
#42CEA7 #6142CE #CE4269 #AFCE42
square
#42CEA7 #6142CE #CE4269 #AFCE42
split-complementary
#42CEA7 #CE42AF #CE6142
monochromatic
#1F775E #2BA785 #42CEA7 #73DBBE #A3E7D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#42CEA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.62
#42CEA7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CEA7
10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CEA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CEA7 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.62 | 10.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8C0A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5B3AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cea7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 206, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.132 170.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88dec1',
500: '#42cea7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cea7; $custom-light: #88dec1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cea7",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 206,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.286,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76691,
"c": 0.132,
"h": 170.4
},
"luminance": 0.48091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CEA7
secondary
#D498A9
accent
#4671E2
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381